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Zeitschrift/Journal: Atalanta

Jahr/Year: 2000

Band/Volume: 31

Autor(en)/Author(s): Abadjiev Stanislav P.

Artikel/Article: News in the distribution of Melitaea punica telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908) in (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) 467-469 ©Ges. zur Förderung d. Erforschung von Insektenwanderungen e.V. München, download unter www.zobodat.at Atalanta (December 2000) 31 (3/4):467-469, Wurzburg, ISSN 0171-0079

News in the distribution of Melitaea punica telona Fruhstorfer, 1908 in Bulgaria (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by Stanislav P. Abadjiev received 12. IV. 2000

The range of Melitaea punica telona Fruhstorfer, 1908 comprises Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Transcaucasia, Anatolia and the Balkan Peninsula (Hesselbarth, Van Oor- schot & Wagener, 1995: (2): 1031). In Bulgaria it was known from a single locality (Abadjiev, 1995: 67, footnote). During some revi- sional work done in the collections of National Museum of Natural History, (NMNH) and the Institute of Zoology, Sofia (IZS) more material has been found, usually amongst Melitaea phoebe ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) specimens. Additional material has been accumu­ lated from personal collecting also. As a result valuable additions to the distribution of the subspecies in Bulgaria can be added. Generally Melitaea punica telona Fruhstorfer, 1908 occurs at low and moderate altitudes (0- 1000 m) in the regions of Podbalkan Kettles, Struma Valley, Mt Slavyanka, Rhodopi Mts and Strandzha and S Black Sea Coast (fig. 1). In the following account some details concerning the exact localities, specimens, depositories, etc. are given.

Localities and material examined [The dates cited here are the same as in the original labels; the abbreviation "[OS]" means old style; for eventual usage (in contemporary phenological studies) of those containing such a suffix 13 days need to be added.]

Podbalkan Kettles 35TMH42: : 22.IV.1910 [OS] 2 d d : P. Tschorbadjiew leg.: coll. NMNH (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 201: "Melitaea phoebe Knoch."; A badjiev, 1995: 67: "Melitaea phoebe phoebe ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)").

Struma Valley 34TFL89: Lebnitsa: 24.V.1984 - 1 d : J. Ganev leg.: coll. Dr. P. S. Wagener (Abadjiev, 1995: 67, footnote: "Melitaea punica O berthur, 1876"). 34TFM72: Gorge: 15.V.1917 - 1 d : [D. Iltschew] leg.; coll. NMNH (Buresch & Tulesch­ kow, 1929: 201: "Melitaea phoebe Knoch."); Kresna (W): 16.V.1917 1 d: D. Iltschew leg.; coll. NMNH. 34TFM73: Stara Kresna: 4-7.VI.1987 - 1 d : A. Suvov leg.: coll. IZS.

Mt. Slavyanka 34TGL08: Petrovska Reka: 20[17].VI.1929 - 1 d : K. Tuleschkow leg.: coll. NMNH (Buresch & Tuleschkow, 1929: 201: "Melitaea phoebe Knoch.").

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E of Greenwich 23° 24° 25° 26° 27e 28°

Fig. 1: Provisional distribution map of Melitaea púnica tetona Fruhstorfer, 1908 in Bulgaria.

34TGL28: Hambar Dere: 1000 m: 22.V.1996 1 d: S. A badjiev leg. et coll.; Nova Lovcha: 800 m: 23.V.1996 - 2 cfcT, 1 ?: S. A badjiev leg. et coll.

Rhodopi Mts 35TLG14: Narechenski Boni: 5.VII.1915 [OS] - 1 d\ A. Markowitsch leg.: coll. NMNH. 35TLG25: : (30.IV.1906 [OS] - 1 $; 30.IV.1909 [OS] - 1 d, 1 9 (Buresch &Tulesch- kow, 1929: 201: "Melitaea phoebe Knoch."): I. Buresch leg.: coll. NMNH. 35TMF29: Ivaylovgrad: (10-12.V.1981 - 2 d d ; 13.V.1981 1 d, 1 $): A. Suvov leg.: coll. IZS.

Mt. Strandzha and S Black Sea Coast 35TNG35: Kovach: 29-30.V.1984 - 1 d: A. Suvov leg.: coll. IZS. 35TNG39: Poda: 17.VII.1910 [OS] - 1 Ç: P. Tschorbadjiew leg.: coll. NMNH. 35TNG49: Ala Tepe: 18.VII.1910 [OS] - 1 $: P. Tschorbadjiew leg.: coll. NMNH; Chengene Skele: 8.V.1911 [OS] - 1 $: P. Tschorbadjiew leg.: coll. NMNH. 35TNH30: : 12.VI.1912 [OS] - 1 d : P. Tschorbadjiew leg.: coll. NMNH.

Acknowledgement I am deeply indebted to my wife Ekaterina A badjieva for linguistic corrections.

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References

Abadjiev, S. (1995): Butterflies of Bulgaria, Volume 3, Nymphalidae: Apaturinae & Nympha- linae. - Published by the author, Sofia, 159 pp. Buresch, I. & K. Tuleschkow (1929): [Die horizontale Verbreitung der Schmetterlinge (Lepido- ptera) in Bulgarien.] - Izv. tsarsk. prirodonauch. Inst. Sof. 2: 145-250 [in Bulgarian], Hesselbarth, G., Van Oorschot, H & S. Wagener (1995): Die Tagfalter der Türkei unter Berück­ sichtigung der angrenzenden Länder. - Selbstverlag Sigbert Wagener, Bocholt, Bd. 1-3: 1354+847 pp.

address of the author

Dr. Stanislav P. A badjiev Institute of Zoology Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd Sofia 1000 Bulgaria

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